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UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF PHYSICS Guest
2026-06-11 23:58 |
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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2026 Meeting
Section: Biophysics; Medical Physics
Title:
Multi-sensor monitoring of indoor environmental factors impacting human health
Authors:
C. C. Radulescu (1), L. N. Cojocariu (1, 2)
Affiliation:
1) Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering
2) Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest
E-mail
cristian.radulescu@cern.ch | lucian.cojocariu@cern.ch
Keywords:
Indoor environmental, Multi-sensor, Impacting human health
Abstract:
The effects of daily-life environmental parameters on human health have become intensively studied, particularly in developed economies, where occupational profiles require employees to spend more than 80% of their time indoors. The present study reports long-term indoor environmental quality monitoring across different occupational settings using a patented multi-sensor platform. In each scenario, 16 indoor environmental parameters were recorded in real time. The results revealed frequent radon concentrations above recommended levels in older buildings and non-compliant particulate matter concentrations in offices located near roads with heavy traffic. A systematic exceedance of carbon dioxide and volatile organic compound levels was measured in educational indoor spaces. Work productivity and classroom retention are directly affected by inadequate environmental conditions, which may also contribute to health-related conditions and occupational diseases. The use of a multi-sensor platform for room-level environmental assessment in occupational settings enables the identification of contributing factors and the implementation of mitigation strategies to keep parameters within recommended limits. The prevalence of semi-basement dwellings has increased in recent years in densely populated urban areas of Romania, a trend that should from the outset to promote building designs oriented toward indoor environmental quality. General awareness has improved over time, but popular knowledge remains low to moderate regarding indoor environmental quality in residential spaces, which directly affects rest and recovery.
Acknowledgement:
Present system was implemented in to the Laboratory for Radiation and Aging Effects in Electronic Devices (LARA-EED), part of the Romanian LHCb Group infrastructure, with financial support from the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization and the Institute of Atomic Physics Bucharest (IFA) through grants 9/25.11.2024, and the national project "NUCLEU" number PN 23 21 01 04.
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